Relient K - Forget and Not Slow Down
Moving Mountains - S/T
The Early November - In Currents
Sleeping at Last - Storyboards

limited myself to four. as per usual, they could change consistently, but I can point to specific times where these four albums really connected with me to either have something to relate to or gain a better perspective on life.

Brand New- Devil and God
Thursday-A City By The Light Divided
Fireworks- Gospel
The National- High Violet
Radiohead- OK Computer
Death Cab- We Have The Facts and We're Voting Yes
Mewithoutyou- catch for us the foxes
Motion City- Even If It Kills Me
Mineral- The Power Of Failing

That's it for records in the "scene" so to speak, not including older releases like skull and roses, rocket to Russia, Goo, and the Beatles stuff

Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Radiohead - Ok Computer
The National - Boxer
Pixies - Doolittle
Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism
There's definitely more that could make it into the faves list but these ones have been up there for the longest.